As an unprecedented Israeli attack on Iran last week sparks a spiraling conflict between the two enemy states, China has seen an opportunity to cast itself as potential peace broker – and an alternative voice to the United States.

Hundreds of civilians, mostly in Iran, have been killed by dueling airstrikes despite international pleas for de-escalation.

As tensions escalate between Israel and Iran, Iran's parliament is drafting a bill to exit the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT). This decision follows Israel's military campaign targeting Iranian nuclear facilities,

The president had opposed Israeli action against Iran but came to believe that Israel had reason to act and that the U.S. would have to lend some support.

The U.S. president faces pushback over the risk of U.S. involvement in the escalating conflict between Israel and Iran.

IDF issues evacuation warning for areas of Tehran ahead of strikes - The Israeli military says it has ‘full operational control’ over Tehran’s skies and ‘aerial superiority’ over all Iran

The conflict, the most intense fighting between the two countries in decades, has been met in the United States with feelings of “frustration and helplessness,” as well as heartbreak.

Former Vice President Mike Pence on Sunday said that the United States “needs to be prepared” to help Israel destroy the Iranian nuclear program. “If Israel needs our help to ensure